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Ted Cruz: “Imagine embracing school choice as the civil rights issue of…”

Featuring: Ted Cruz, Republican | U.S. Senate, Texas

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Ted Cruz Presidential Announcement Full Speech

Published | Video Starts at 20:42

Instead of a federal government that seeks to dictate school curriculum through Common Core, imagine repealing every word of Common Core. Imagine embracing school choice as the civil rights issue of the next generation. That every single child, regardless of race, regardless of ethnicity, regardless of wealth or zip code, every child in America has a right to a quality education. (20:42–20:48)

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